The Sealy Holst Elevate Posturepedic mattress is one of the newer mattresses in the Sealy range and has a lot of features that you don't see in other mattresses. At 30cm deep it has that proper hotel-bed look, which one owner sums up as ‘deep and sumptuous’. You can thank the deep and luxurious plush top for that, which makes this mattress very comfortable to sleep on. Reflex foam over a sprung base should give you a soft first sink and then a firm push back, which fits what owners say, with one saying they feel ‘held firmly but gently’. This mattress also has high performance AlignSupport springs in the base layer that help to improve your quality of sleep with full body contouring and good zonal support that adapts to your movements based on how you sleep. If you are a side sleeper, then this is the mattress for you with the medium tension being ideal for your hip and shoulders to sink into. A couple who both sleep on their sides wrote that it’s ‘soft enough to feel supported but not too soft that you sink in’, which is what I’d expect from a medium foam top on a sprung unit, but lighter side sleepers might still find the zoning a touch noticeable around the waist. But if you are more of a back or stomach sleeper, this medium tension still offers enough support for your back and neck while you sleep, although if you’re a dedicated front sleeper I’d still be a bit cautious because that plush top can let your hips dip if you’re heavier.
This mattress is made with multiple different layers and moves away from the traditional base layer and comfort layer, instead including multiple comfort layers for further comfort. The result is a high quality mattress that helps to distribute your weight across the mattress, making it very comfortable. The mattress has a very soft top layer in the form of a unique plush top that we don't find coming up very often in the UK, but rising in prominence in the US at a faster rate. The cover is a quilted knit, so there’s more padding at the surface than on a flatter, tighter cover. Plush tops look and feel great and have many of the benefits of the pillow top but with extra rigidity and support. The trade-off is that plush tops can show body impressions sooner than a flatter finish if you don’t keep on top of rotating it, and it’s not the sort of feel everyone wants if you like a really ‘on top’ sleeping surface. Several owners say it isn’t heavy to turn, which makes the rotating easier to keep up with.
The plush top adds to an already deep comfort layer in the form of Sealy Foam ComfortCare, a unique variant of foam that when combined makes it great for side, stomach and back sleepers who like to have a softer top layer. With reflex foam and not memory foam in the comfort layer, I’d expect it to take the edge off the springs and still leave a bit of bounce, without that slow, sticky memory foam feel. Owners don’t all agree on the tension, though. A few call it firm, one of them firmer than expected, while a couple found it too soft and one of those sent it back. The mattress is made with a blend of foam and premium materials that are unique to Sealy, so it has just the right amount of bounce to make it comfortable, but don’t expect the same level of motion isolation you’d get from a deep memory foam mattress if you sleep with a wriggler. The mattress has a great build quality with an impressive 7-year guarantee against defects, and it is made in the United Kingdom, although at this sort of price point I do like seeing longer cover as standard. The mattress has a cooling SmarTex fabric in the breathable cover, making it a great option for people who tend to sleep warm, but with all that plush padding on top it can still hold a bit of heat compared to a thinner, firmer build.
How we reviewed the Sealy Posturepedic Elevate Holst Mattress
21 owner reviews analysed10+ years in the mattress industryBenchmarked against 145 hybrid mattresses28-point spec check416 price checks since Aug 2022
Drawing on over 10 years in the mattress industry, our team assessed the construction, materials and firmness of the Sealy Posturepedic Elevate Holst Mattress from its 28-point specification in Mattress Online's listing, and benchmarked it against 145 other hybrid mattresses we track. We analysed all 21 owner reviews. We have checked its price 416 times since August 2022. How we review
